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Plan for planting.
Variety selection is a key decision for growers each year. Matching the right
variety to the right field can mean the difference between a successful trip to
the gin or a disappointing harvest. After the seed is in the ground, vigor takes
over as the star of the show. Early season vigor is critical to getting the crop
off to a strong start. Be sure you select varieties with the yield potential, quality
and traits you need.
If you haven’t yet planted PhytoGen® brand PHY 499 WRF, this is the year to try
it. We released the variety with great excitement last year, and it exceeded our
expectations. Growers are talking about outstanding yields, high gin turnout
and getting their hands on as much PHY 499 WRF as possible for 2013.
PhytoGen has put together a strong team of cotton experts with a wealth of
experience. Please call on our team of experts as you plan for 2013. Good luck
as you hit the field.
Duane Canfield
General manager and portfolio marketing leader for PhytoGen
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FieldNotes
Volume 7, Issue 2 • Spring 2013
From the Turnrow
Dr. Robert Lemon
Cotton Development
Specialist
In Texas, we ran the spectrum
from drought conditions around
Corpus Christi to a recordsetting crop in the Upper Gulf
Coast — all within 150 miles of
each other. I suppose we can’t
count on a consistent weather
pattern in Texas, but when it
comes to cotton varieties, we
believe there are two consistent
performers: PhytoGen® brand
PHY 499 WRF and PHY 375 WRF.
Looking back on a hot and dry
2011, PHY 499 WRF had an
unprecedented performance
in the Extension Replicated
Agronomic Cotton Evaluation
(RACE) trials. By replicating
and randomizing each
variety three times, RACE
trials help us separate the
effects of field variability from
the varieties or treatments
themselves. In the Upper Gulf
(continued on next page)
PhytoGen customer agronomist Paul Pilsner (left) stands with Frank and Eric Murta, El Campo, Texas.
Rookie cotton grower leads
with PhytoGen® cottonseed.
There’s a first time for everything, and for Frank Murta, 2012 marked his
first year growing cotton. The El Campo, Texas, farmer typically grows rice,
soybeans, corn and milo but decided to try cotton at the urging of his son, Eric.
Eric is a consultant for BH Genetics and noticed a lot of producers having
success with PhytoGen® cottonseed, so he talked his dad into trying it. Murta
says he enjoyed growing cotton his first year but, like all new things, it was
definitely a learning experience.
“It really helped to have our PhytoGen customer agronomist Paul Pilsner
regularly checking the fields,” Murta says. “He was instrumental in educating
me on how the PhytoGen brand varieties grow, and his knowledge of the crop
gave me the confidence that my cotton was being checked right.”
PhytoGen customer agronomists work with the breeders and in the field to
develop and test new varieties.
“I enjoy seeing new varieties on-farm,” Pilsner says. “The best part of my job is
working with growers to see how PhytoGen varieties fit on their operations.”
In his first season as a cotton grower, Murta grew PhytoGen brand
PHY 375 WRF and PHY 499 WRF.
“PHY 499 WRF had great seedling vigor and it picked very clean,” Murta says.
“Paul encouraged us to plant around three seeds per foot and said it would
yield about 2 bales per acre. It ended up yielding over 3 bales per acre. It
worked perfectly.”
Push performance with PhytoGen® brand PHY 499 WRF.
(continued from front page)
Coast Region trials, PHY 499 WRF had a numeric
ranking of 1.3, which means it was No. 1 in two
trials and No. 2 in another.
The 2012 Upper Gulf Coast Region trials included
more locations and significantly more rainfall. The
numeric ranking of PHY 499 WRF was again 1.3.
Now that’s consistency. The nearest competitors
had rankings of 3.6, 3.7 and 4.4.
Uniform Stacked-gene Cotton Variety Trials, 2012, Texas A&M
AgriLife Extension Service
Combined Analysis Across Lower Gulf Coast County Locations
Nueces Dryland, Nueces Irrigated, Nueces Monster, San Patricio,
Victoria, Calhoun and DeWitt
Variety
Lint Yield
(lb./A)
Lint Value
($/A)
PHY 499 WRF
1220
632
PHY 375 WRF
1129
CG 3787 B2RF
DP 1219 B2RF
So, in a dry or wet year, we know PHY 499 WRF
performs. Can you say that about some of the new
varieties our competitors are recommending for
2013? Be careful about making wholesale changes
to your variety selection based on limited trial
results, especially when the varieties being touted
are not included in the Extension RACE trials.
I hope to see you soon on the turnrow.
Uniform Stacked-gene Cotton Variety Trials, 2012, Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension Service
Combined Analysis Across Upper Gulf Coast County Locations
Jackson, Matagorda, Colorado and Fort Bend Counties
Variety
Lint Yield
(lb./A)
Lint Value
($/A)
PHY 499 WRF
1903
1019
583
NG 1511 B2RF
1724
907
1115
588
CG 3787 B2RF
1721
910
1110
588
DP 1048 B2RF
1695
899
The 2012 season is in the books, and the muchanticipated PhytoGen® brand PHY 499 WRF is the talk
of the gin. From the Southwest to the Mid-Atlantic,
PHY 499 WRF topped trials in both dryland and under
irrigation. Although a grower in North Carolina may not
be concerned with how a variety performs in a field in
Texas, these trial results showcase variety consistency
— the ability to perform in much different geography,
under widely varied environmental conditions.
“PHY 499 WRF is the best-growing, best-yielding cotton
since DP 555 BR,” says Brian Pickle of Colquitt, Ga. “One
hundred percent of my 2013 acres will be PHY 499 WRF.”
North Carolina State 2012 Average Lint Yields
1500
2,000
1,500
Irrigated
1,000
Dry
500
0
589
AT NITRO-44 B2RF
1648
880
NG 1511 B2RF
1082
549
FM 1944GLB2
1630
870
DP 1044 B2RF
1081
552
ST 5458B2RF
1622
852
ST 5458B2RF
1063
543
DP 1044 B2RF
1615
855
FM 1944GLB2
1029
539
PHY 375 WRF
1588
843
FM 8270GLB2
964
514
FM 2989GLB2
1353
712
1150
Mean Across Locations
1088
568
Mean Across Locations
1650
875
1050
9
Y4
PH
RF
RF
RF
DP
5
10
RF
2
7B
2
0B
9W
1094
DP
3
11
DP
5
12
“I really liked the nematode tolerance of PHY 367 WRF,”
says Glen Martin, Brownfield, Texas. “It came up fast
and vigorous and never stopped. Yielded right at 3
bales per acre.”
1000
750
RF
9W
9
Y4
PH
DP
F
2R
8B
2
10
750
RF 2RF 2RF 2RF 2RF RF 2RF 2RF LB2 LB2 RF B2F 2RF
9 W 1 B 21 B 70 B 12 B 39 W 50 B 11 B 44G 46G 75 W 5288 48B
1
5
3 15 13
19
13 Y 3 ST
15 P 13 P 25 P 09 HY
ST
P AM DP FM BX PH
D
D
NG D
9
Y4
PH
3
11
F
2R
7B
DP
F
2R
2B
DP
1
09
AM
F
2R
0B
5
15
DG
F
2R
0B
7
25
DP
F
2R
4B
3
10
PhytoGen Innovation Plot
Terry County, Texas Lint Yield
Portageville, Mo.
Dryland Lint Yields
850
PhytoGen® brand PHY 367 WRF, an early maturing variety
with RKN tolerance, is the choice of many growers
facing nematode pressure. In addition to RKN tolerance,
PHY 367 WRF provides excellent yield potential and
fiber quality and strong tolerance to verticillium wilt.
PHY 367 WRF is an excellent fit for fields across the
Cotton Belt that have a history of RKN or verticillium wilt.
1250
2
2B
950
Although so tiny they can’t be seen with the naked eye,
root-knot nematodes (RKNs) can do big damage to a
cotton crop. The wormlike animals feed on the roots
of cotton plants. Damage includes stunting, yellowing
and plant stress. Yield loss can be severe. An excellent
RKN management strategy is to plant tolerant varieties.
“PHY 499 WRF has been the yield-leading cottonseed
in the Official Variety Trials for three years,” says Joel
Faircloth, PhytoGen cotton development specialist.
“Winning one year is an accomplishment, but results
often depend on that year’s environment. Winning
multiple years and in various geographies shows a
variety can perform consistently.”
University of Georgia Full-season OVTs
2010-12 Average Lint Yields
AT NITRO-44 B2RF
PhytoGen® brand PHY 367 WRF is the niche specialist.
As important as reviewing multiple sources of yield data
is looking at multiple years of data. PHY 499 WRF has
topped the trials for the past three years.
1050
1000
950
900
850
800
750
RF
RF
7W
9W
9
Y4
PH
PH
6
Y3
DP
F
RF
2R
4B
4
10
5W
PH
7
Y3
FM
F
B2
60
91
ST
F
2R
8B
5
54
The PhytoGen fan club is growing by leaps and bounds.
PhytoGen’s Best Yielder Club is again open to new
members, and fans of PhytoGen® cottonseed are taking
the opportunity to share their success stories and be
entered for a chance to win a John Deere® UTV. Visit
MyBestYielder.com to get your shot at winning.
This is what growers are saying about the 2012 season:
As an early maturing variety, PHY 367 WRF also gives
growers the flexibility to double-crop after wheat when
possible. Visit www.PhytoGen.com or contact your
PhytoGen representative to see if this variety fits your
management style.
“We got back into the cotton business because of the
potential for 4-bale cotton. We now know that with
PhytoGen varieties that is an easy number. Now 5-bale
is the new number to shoot for. Our yield-breaker for
the year was right at 5.2 bales to the acre.”
— James Johnson, Columbus, N.M.
“PhytoGen has been a member of our team since we
found out that we could not beat it on our light-colored
soils. This is a third-year success story.”
— Heber Respass, Plymouth, N.C.
“For the past five years, I have been backing more and
more away from other varieties. You can’t beat the
way (PhytoGen brand) PHY 375 WRF and PHY 499 WRF
perform. Dryland and irrigated. And y’all keep coming
out with better stuff every year. Thanks!”
— Matthew Driggers, Tifton, Ga.
“PHY 499 WRF was the best dryland cotton I have ever raised.”
— Willmond Maresh, Burlington, Texas